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president obama or hamid karzai? obama's mixed messages as to when american troops might come home from the country's longest war in afghanistan raise more questions. here's what president obama said today after meeting with karzai in washington. >> we've already reduced our presence in afghanistan to roughly 66,000 u.s. troops. i've pledged we'll continue to bring our forces home at a steady pace and in the coming months i'll announce the next phase of our drawdown. a responsible drawdown that protects the gains our troops have made. >> in the coming months, the decision on troops is months away. all right, let's rewind one month. here's what defense secretary leon panetta said then. >> the size of that enduring presence is something that the president is going to be considering over the next few weeks. >> next few weeks, not months. he said that over a month ago. how about two months ago? speaking of the troop count decision, secretary panetta told reporters in november, my hope is we'll be able to complete this pr
president obama or hamid karzai? obama's mixed messages as to when american troops might come home from the country's longest war in afghanistan raise more questions. here's what president obama said today after meeting with karzai in washington. >> we've already reduced our presence in afghanistan to roughly 66,000 u.s. troops. i've pledged we'll continue to bring our forces home at a steady pace and in the coming months i'll announce the next phase of our drawdown. a responsible...
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obama, president obama, strangely reluctant to take the lead this week. he left it to vice president biden. >> well, again, i would take a rather more optimistic view about the politics, as well. we can all agree that it's a very messy process, politics all over the world in europe and in washington lionel and i both worked for the fd in washington, so, we understand that process reasonably well. i actually think that the next two months are more encouraged about the out look for the next two months for what happened in the last few weeks in washington precisely because in a sense they've gone through a cathartic experience. this was very, very ugly and very, very difficult, i think especially for the republican party. so, i think that this potentially sets a precedent whereby you can see majorities certainly in the senate and possibly in the house being formed from the democrats plus a significant number of moderate republicans, which would be capable of coming up with compromises, especially because as i think we've both agreed, it's not about taking re
obama, president obama, strangely reluctant to take the lead this week. he left it to vice president biden. >> well, again, i would take a rather more optimistic view about the politics, as well. we can all agree that it's a very messy process, politics all over the world in europe and in washington lionel and i both worked for the fd in washington, so, we understand that process reasonably well. i actually think that the next two months are more encouraged about the out look for the next...
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there were some republicans who threatened to move to canada when obama won re-election. what would it take for you to get rid of your american citizenship? because let me tell you, it's really hard to get it back once you give it up. where would you move? let's get more creative than canada. while we love you, let's see other countries. let us know on twitter and facebook. have a great weekend. "anderson" starts now. > >>> erin, thanks. we begin with explosive new allegations in the rape case turning the small town of steubenville, ohio, apart. two high school football stars are charged with raping a teenage girl in a string of parties this summer. an alleged crime where social media then played a part. they show kids laughing about the alleged rape, saying things that are too crass to even say here. but two starkly different narratives are emerging. one puts heavy blame on witnesses for not coming forward and on a community that tolerates bad behavior by local sports heroes. the other says they're exaggerated, the charges unfounded, and the rap on steubenville unfounded
there were some republicans who threatened to move to canada when obama won re-election. what would it take for you to get rid of your american citizenship? because let me tell you, it's really hard to get it back once you give it up. where would you move? let's get more creative than canada. while we love you, let's see other countries. let us know on twitter and facebook. have a great weekend. "anderson" starts now. > >>> erin, thanks. we begin with explosive new...
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now, what is interesting is now that the obama administration is starting to look at, and congress are starting to look at possibly new gun laws, they're looking for data to support something that might actually work, and the data they say doesn't exist because of these restrictions over the years that have been placed on gun research. >> you know, we reached out to hhs as well for clarification on these provisions, what they mean, how they would impact patients. they didn't comment. i'm curious, have you talked about the possibility of this being taken out of the health care bill? >> the white house really directs questions to the senate. a lot of people we called on the administration and the hill weren't even aware of this provision until we brought it to their attention. it had gotten a little bit of coverage but no one had put it together in a big way. a bunch of medical groups, especially pediatricians, because as a matter of new guidelines, they ask about gun ownership in the homes and recommend safety measures. they were concerned and they brought their concerns to the administ
now, what is interesting is now that the obama administration is starting to look at, and congress are starting to look at possibly new gun laws, they're looking for data to support something that might actually work, and the data they say doesn't exist because of these restrictions over the years that have been placed on gun research. >> you know, we reached out to hhs as well for clarification on these provisions, what they mean, how they would impact patients. they didn't comment. i'm...
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so president obama has been committed to diversity. but what i think we're experiencing now is a communications problem, more than an actual diversity problem. these four picks happen to be white men. it shines the light on diversity in the white house. the president has been committed to diversity. >> let's look. let's go back to the evidence, right? you have the picture and it's not just these guys. >> you have a picture, of thousands taken in the oval office. >> let's get someone in the office to pick the top 50 people in the white house. i had assume that 50% of those top people are not women, i had assume 13% are not african-american, i will assume there is not a representation of ace an americans, latinos. i feel fairly confident saying that. >> would you be wrong to make that assumption. actually, if you -- >> want to wager? >> $100. pinky bet. >> if you take the staff of the west wing, which you can -- >> 50 most important positions. >> fairly say people close toast the president. >> 50 most -- >> work in the same house with he
so president obama has been committed to diversity. but what i think we're experiencing now is a communications problem, more than an actual diversity problem. these four picks happen to be white men. it shines the light on diversity in the white house. the president has been committed to diversity. >> let's look. let's go back to the evidence, right? you have the picture and it's not just these guys. >> you have a picture, of thousands taken in the oval office. >> let's get...
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president obama meets with the afghan president hamid karzai. the white house looks at the connection between video game and gun violence as battle lines form in the looming fight over gun control. >>> and a new report on the flu. we now have a clearer picture of where this epidemic stands. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." it's the longest war in u.s. history and now we're learninging new details about how president obama intends to end it for the united states. after meeting with hamid karzai at the white house, the president said the u.s. will probably be able to speed up, to accelerate plan troop withdraws. some americans will remain, presumably, their role, though, potentially becoming clearer. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us. breakdown for us what came out of this meeting. >> reporter: wolf approximate, the main headline is afghan forces taking over control from u.s. forces and that was from president obama and president karzai, that is set to take place in the spring which is a slight acceleratio
president obama meets with the afghan president hamid karzai. the white house looks at the connection between video game and gun violence as battle lines form in the looming fight over gun control. >>> and a new report on the flu. we now have a clearer picture of where this epidemic stands. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." it's the longest war in u.s. history and now we're learninging new details about how president obama intends to end it for the united...
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it is a tradition the obamas started back in 2009. also supreme court justice sonja sotomayor will become the first latina to take part in a swearing in ceremony. scheduled to administer the oath of office for vice president joe biden. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is raring to go, according to a state department spokesperson. she is scheduled to return to work next week after a slew of medical problems. she plans to testify on the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi and they are working out a date with the senate foreign relations committee. >>> a big step for the children of sappedy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut. they boarded the buses early yesterday morning, and returned to class for the very first time since the mass shooting in newtown. just a couple of weeks ago. their new school building is a few miles away in nearby monroe, connecticut, also we have learned former congresswoman gaby giffords may visit newtown today. the state's lieutenant governor told cnn late last night this visit is p
it is a tradition the obamas started back in 2009. also supreme court justice sonja sotomayor will become the first latina to take part in a swearing in ceremony. scheduled to administer the oath of office for vice president joe biden. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is raring to go, according to a state department spokesperson. she is scheduled to return to work next week after a slew of medical problems. she plans to testify on the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. mission...
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barack obama won the election. the majority of the american people say debt say serious problem and saying that the american way of life is in decline. we are in a different moment. >> it did not work out well for the republicans for the same reason this won't. he's a smart guy and a good guy. he's a fellow texan and a great guy. not getting good advice or leadership for the country. the notion that these republicans want to damage the economy, damage the country in order to further their ends, it's like the old quote from the officer who said we had to destroy the village in order to save it. >> they weren't going to negotiate. they were gone just on paying the the billing. >> the debt ceiling wants a blank check cut to him. he would make it so that he could say whatever he want and there were no limits on the debt. he set this matter up. >> under the constitution, only the congress can send money. the senator and colleagues voted for the debt and we must pay it. the president is exactly right. it should be non-ne
barack obama won the election. the majority of the american people say debt say serious problem and saying that the american way of life is in decline. we are in a different moment. >> it did not work out well for the republicans for the same reason this won't. he's a smart guy and a good guy. he's a fellow texan and a great guy. not getting good advice or leadership for the country. the notion that these republicans want to damage the economy, damage the country in order to further their...
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did you know the gun rights group has even been able to influence obama care. yep. the signature achievement of a president long tied to gun control bears the fingerprints of this ultrapowerful gun lobbying group. our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has been looking into this and i must say, this really surprised me. >> they take credit for this, absolutely. the lobbying, the money certainly since sort of 2010 pushing to have some specific provisions put into the affordable care act, it was senator harry reid who ultimately put in. it's not a long provision, just five lines. it doesn't specifically say doctors can't ask patients about guns, but it really prevents any kind of data collection, any research, any making gun questioning part of wellness programs, like you might ask about smoke detectors, swimming pools, other things in the home, so it's a significant provision. the nra will say and we've talked to them, if people doctors know they have guns, could it affect their insurance premiums in the long run even though there's been no history of that
did you know the gun rights group has even been able to influence obama care. yep. the signature achievement of a president long tied to gun control bears the fingerprints of this ultrapowerful gun lobbying group. our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has been looking into this and i must say, this really surprised me. >> they take credit for this, absolutely. the lobbying, the money certainly since sort of 2010 pushing to have some specific provisions put into the affordable...
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. >>> president obama waking up in hawaii this morning but the economy will hold at least some of his attention today and not just because of the jobs report. white house correspondent dan lothian joins us from honolulu. what is the spin thus far from the white house? what are they saying about this report? >> reporter: well victor we're still waiting for official response from the white house, but we can expect a similar reaction to what happens when other job reports have come out in past months and that is that look, the economy is now adding jobs, jobs are not being taken away, that the economy is moving in the right direction, but that there's a lot more work to be done. we've heard the president talk about how he's not going to rest until every american who wants to work is able to get a job. we also expect that they will talk about how the actions that the president has taken continue be to help the struggling economy, and that's why the president is trying to do things like provide relief for middle class americans, so again we're waiting for official reaction from the white h
. >>> president obama waking up in hawaii this morning but the economy will hold at least some of his attention today and not just because of the jobs report. white house correspondent dan lothian joins us from honolulu. what is the spin thus far from the white house? what are they saying about this report? >> reporter: well victor we're still waiting for official response from the white house, but we can expect a similar reaction to what happens when other job reports have come...
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the obama administration. john: he has rejected more freedom of information act requests than bush. >> also posecuted more whistle-blowers including as by simply because they blew the whistle onsoftware boondoggles and someone. obama is the worst threat comes to transparency ever. we know from their behavior is their hiding things that desperately don't want us to seek. now, -- john: maybe you're a busy body, the political enemy in the dow at you'd have this stuff. i don't blame them. >> i'm paying for the microphone. i didn't ask whether they wanted me to see it these in my records unless the burden is on them and they can provide can't. what they're doing is telling us things that aren't true, finding it increasingly according to their e-mails. john: the e-mails told us about solyndra and the people who gave money who were getting it back. >> you wanted it, needed it, they don't want us to see what's going on until a carbon tax is enacted, for example. john: the apartment of justice was running an activist w
the obama administration. john: he has rejected more freedom of information act requests than bush. >> also posecuted more whistle-blowers including as by simply because they blew the whistle onsoftware boondoggles and someone. obama is the worst threat comes to transparency ever. we know from their behavior is their hiding things that desperately don't want us to seek. now, -- john: maybe you're a busy body, the political enemy in the dow at you'd have this stuff. i don't blame them....
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the obama administration. john: he has rejected more freedom of information act requests than bush. >> also prosecuted more whistle-blowers including as by simply because they blew the whistle on software boondoggles and someone. obama is the worst threat comes to transparency ever. we know from their behavior is their hiding things that desperately don't want us to seek. now, -- john: maybe you're a busy body, the political enemy in the dow at you'd have this stuff. i don't blame them. >> i'm paying for the microphone. i didn't ask whether they wanted me to see it. these in my records unless the burden is on them and they can provide can't. what they'reoing is telling us things that aren't true, finding it increasingly according to their e-mails. john: the e-mails told us about solyndra and the people who gave money who were getting it back. >> you wanted it, needed it, they don't want us to see what's going on until a carbon tax is enacted, for example. john: the apartment of justice was running an activist
the obama administration. john: he has rejected more freedom of information act requests than bush. >> also prosecuted more whistle-blowers including as by simply because they blew the whistle on software boondoggles and someone. obama is the worst threat comes to transparency ever. we know from their behavior is their hiding things that desperately don't want us to seek. now, -- john: maybe you're a busy body, the political enemy in the dow at you'd have this stuff. i don't blame them....
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the obama administration shuffle continues. today president obama will nominate jack lew for treasury secretary. currently the chief of staff steps into the job at a very critical time. his experience as an administration insider and budget grew will be quickly put to the test. -- budget guru will quickly be put to the test. lawmakers me to address the automatic spending cuts they put off in order toch a last- minute fiscal cliff deal. lew may be getting a lot of attention for this his signature that will soon be put on newly-printed money. >> are you working on his signature? >> not that i am aware of. >> this is also drawing criticism. for the first time in years, all the cabinet positions will be held by men. john brennan at the cia and john kerry secretary of state. "the new york times" published this photograph yesterday. only men are visible. the white house fired back. >> women serve a key position and policy here as they do in the administration. overall 43% of his appointees have been women, including two high-profile
the obama administration shuffle continues. today president obama will nominate jack lew for treasury secretary. currently the chief of staff steps into the job at a very critical time. his experience as an administration insider and budget grew will be quickly put to the test. -- budget guru will quickly be put to the test. lawmakers me to address the automatic spending cuts they put off in order toch a last- minute fiscal cliff deal. lew may be getting a lot of attention for this his...
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the attack prompted president barack obama to push for tighter gun control. he suggests he wants to ban assault rifles and strengthen background checks. a recent poll suggests many americans still oppose a ban on the sale of assault rifles. the national rifle association carried weight across capitol hill and many republicans too are against further restrictions. >>> al jazeera has set its sights on one of the world's biggest tv markets, the united states. the satellite television network has acquired a cable channel founded by former u.s. vice president al gore. al jazeera is buying current tv. gore and a partner launched the network in 2005. it's available to about 60 million households. the government of qatar owns al jazeera. executives hope to double the number of their employees in the u.s. to more than 300. al thani believes al jazeera can make an important contribution to u.s. al jazeera launched its english news channel in 2006. it gained international attention forgoing behind the scenes during the iraq war. reporters asked tough questions about u.s
the attack prompted president barack obama to push for tighter gun control. he suggests he wants to ban assault rifles and strengthen background checks. a recent poll suggests many americans still oppose a ban on the sale of assault rifles. the national rifle association carried weight across capitol hill and many republicans too are against further restrictions. >>> al jazeera has set its sights on one of the world's biggest tv markets, the united states. the satellite television...
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obama is scheduled to meet with karzai on friday. they have many delicate issues to address, and finding an agreement that's acceptable to both sides is expected to be difficult. >>> terrible traffic and soaring land prices are some of the unwelcome features of asia's booming cities. those are acute in vietnam. solutions include a railway company that wants to use lessons learned in japan to help vietnam build cities of the future. >> reporter: in vietnam it's booming. people pour into the city looking for work. not everyone is moving forward. the traffic getting worse every year and dangerous too with more and more accidents. poor road infrastructure isn't the only problem. land prices have spiked. a unit was set up next to vietnam's largest city. he's trying to sell a business model that help japan during its period of economic growth. >> translator: industry in the area is already booming. we hope to contribute to developing not only industry but housing and services too. >> reporter: they will develop other areas along cities lik
obama is scheduled to meet with karzai on friday. they have many delicate issues to address, and finding an agreement that's acceptable to both sides is expected to be difficult. >>> terrible traffic and soaring land prices are some of the unwelcome features of asia's booming cities. those are acute in vietnam. solutions include a railway company that wants to use lessons learned in japan to help vietnam build cities of the future. >> reporter: in vietnam it's booming. people...
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. >> it must be the first loss for obama in the new year. gerri: thank you both for coming on tonight. we appreciate what you have to say so much. gerri: now we want to know what you think. are you worried about president obama tightening restrictions on guns? avant gerriwillis.com, vote on the right-hand side of the screen, we will share the results at the end of tonight's show. there's a lot more to come this hour, including new calls for an end to government cash handouts as welfare recipients are using their benefit cards at strip clubs and other x-rated establishments. and nancy pelosi says the latest tax deal in congress does not go far enough this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. your money needs an ally. gerri: yet another battle looming in washington. in a number of weeks, the u.s. is set to said
. >> it must be the first loss for obama in the new year. gerri: thank you both for coming on tonight. we appreciate what you have to say so much. gerri: now we want to know what you think. are you worried about president obama tightening restrictions on guns? avant gerriwillis.com, vote on the right-hand side of the screen, we will share the results at the end of tonight's show. there's a lot more to come this hour, including new calls for an end to government cash handouts as welfare...
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and i was commanding a mission for president obama as commander in chief, and my mission was to make that effort in afghanistan succeed. it was also implied in that mission in my view not to create controversies that made the president's job harder. and so whether or not i thought that that article was a fair and accurate depiction or not i'm responsible. i accepted responsibility because that's what commands do and that's what i was raised to do. i had no recitation to do that. >> rose: but there's this. i talked to fortunater secretary of defense robert gates about this. he says to me that i wanted stan to stay. he didn't give me anything to keep him there which means i think you just fell on your sword. >> charlie i accepted responsibility. all of this happened in about a 24 hour period. there really wasn't time even for me to do the kind of investigation on the things there that i thought were probably warranted. i thought it was most important that i stand up and take responsibility. if the truth gets sorted out later that's good. but the mission is more important. >> rose: some
and i was commanding a mission for president obama as commander in chief, and my mission was to make that effort in afghanistan succeed. it was also implied in that mission in my view not to create controversies that made the president's job harder. and so whether or not i thought that that article was a fair and accurate depiction or not i'm responsible. i accepted responsibility because that's what commands do and that's what i was raised to do. i had no recitation to do that. >> rose:...
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which the rescue president obama signs a stop gap looking to raise taxes for the wealthy as part of the deal to avoid blunder not the fiscal cliff. also new documents show the f.b.i. knew about a plot to assassinate the leaders of the occupy wall street movement but didn't to warn us citizens of the threat to their lives. and an icon of french cinema and a new russian citizen drop dead but here on the street is adopted homeland after fleeing france other plans for a super tux on the super bridge. the latest news on the week's top stories this is the weekly here on aussie with me thanks for joining us as the syrian conflict a sore renewed violence in the first week of the new year it also led to more casualties among journalists covering the crisis one syrian correspondent was reportedly killed and a reporter for all she's arabic channel was among a number of media work is injured when his crew came under rebel sniper fire outside damascus live now to. those in the region let's say good morning so what exactly happened to our news crew. well the year has just started but syria's very poo
which the rescue president obama signs a stop gap looking to raise taxes for the wealthy as part of the deal to avoid blunder not the fiscal cliff. also new documents show the f.b.i. knew about a plot to assassinate the leaders of the occupy wall street movement but didn't to warn us citizens of the threat to their lives. and an icon of french cinema and a new russian citizen drop dead but here on the street is adopted homeland after fleeing france other plans for a super tux on the super...
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. >> it must be the first loss for obama in the new year. gerri: thank you both for cing on tonight. we appreciate what you have to say so much. gerri: now we want t know what you think. are you worried about president obama tightening restrictions on gs? avant gerriwillis.com, vote on the right-hand side of the screen, we will share the results at the end of tonight's show. there's a lot more to come this hour, including new calls for an end to government cash handouts as welfare recipients are using their benefit cards at strip clubs and other x-rated establishments. and nancy pelosi says the latest tax deal in congress does not go far enough [beep] [indistinct chatter] [kids talking at once] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to mill
. >> it must be the first loss for obama in the new year. gerri: thank you both for cing on tonight. we appreciate what you have to say so much. gerri: now we want t know what you think. are you worried about president obama tightening restrictions on gs? avant gerriwillis.com, vote on the right-hand side of the screen, we will share the results at the end of tonight's show. there's a lot more to come this hour, including new calls for an end to government cash handouts as welfare...
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detention facility at guantanamo bay in cuba marks its eleventh anniversary despite president obama's four year old promise to shut the camp while human rights groups are calling for freedom for those cleared for release and for fair trial for others polls show the majority of americans have moved on and as archie's gannett she can reports public opinion in the u.s. relies more on fiction than fact. president obama's call to look forward not backward has resulted in attempts to sweep the past under the rug including some of his own promises earlier i intend to close guantanamo and i will follow through on that colonel morris davis was a chief prosecutor at guantanamo under george w. bush and he later became a vocal critic of the practices there and strongly supported president obama's pledge to shut down the prison he says the perception of guantanamo in the u.s. has come a long way since two thousand and eight when he was a burning and highly controversial issue with the nation demanding action he gets a free pass on i mean the public largely could care less the mainstream media now
detention facility at guantanamo bay in cuba marks its eleventh anniversary despite president obama's four year old promise to shut the camp while human rights groups are calling for freedom for those cleared for release and for fair trial for others polls show the majority of americans have moved on and as archie's gannett she can reports public opinion in the u.s. relies more on fiction than fact. president obama's call to look forward not backward has resulted in attempts to sweep the past...
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he plans to ask the obama administration to provide the afghan military with advanced high-tech weapons. >>> u.s. vice president joe biden says the white house is determined to act quickly and decisively to stop gun violence. biden heads a task force set up by barack obama after last month's mass shooting at a connecticut elementary school. >> as the president said, if our actions result in only saving one life, they are worth taking. but i'm convinced we can affect the well-being of millions of americans and take thousands of people out of harm's way if we act responsibly. >> biden met with victims of gun violence and gun control advocates at the white house on wednesday. he emphasized that he would work with both sides of the debate to build a consensus on precisely which firearms restrictions are necessary. he said gun violence is a problem that requires immediate action. with americans starkly divided on the issue, biden is also scheduled to meet with pro-gun groups including the national rifle association on thursday. >>> people in south korea took part in a nationwide drill to pre
he plans to ask the obama administration to provide the afghan military with advanced high-tech weapons. >>> u.s. vice president joe biden says the white house is determined to act quickly and decisively to stop gun violence. biden heads a task force set up by barack obama after last month's mass shooting at a connecticut elementary school. >> as the president said, if our actions result in only saving one life, they are worth taking. but i'm convinced we can affect the...
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the relationship would be devalued for the obama administration by britain leaving the e.u. altogether or even if it got bogged down in constant negotiations about what the u.k.'s membership would be like and it has caused a full out in the coalition government although that's not a difficult thing to do these days david cameron the prime minister has played it out saying it's just an opinion but it kleck nick clegg his deputy has said that it is a big issue that the u.k. is valuable to the u.k. u.s. precisely because it has a close relationship with the european union but of course his party does stand against anything that distances britain from the e.u. now i felt that the main issue for people here given that there's an increasing lack of support for britain's membership of the european union would probably be just that the u.s. sticking it or and so i went out to austin. i think they have concerns and i can understand because they were saying they feel that we have similar values to theirs and therefore we represent them in the european union. but as for the european yo
the relationship would be devalued for the obama administration by britain leaving the e.u. altogether or even if it got bogged down in constant negotiations about what the u.k.'s membership would be like and it has caused a full out in the coalition government although that's not a difficult thing to do these days david cameron the prime minister has played it out saying it's just an opinion but it kleck nick clegg his deputy has said that it is a big issue that the u.k. is valuable to the...
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president barack obama has put forward his current counter terrorism adviser john brennan as the new head of the cia he's also announced maverick conservative chuck hagel as his choice for defense secretary will talk more on the president's choices i'm joined now live by u.s. army colonel macgregor well as a retired u.s. army colonel are you happy the country's security will be in safe hands if he gets his way oh absolutely no question about it particularly regarding senator hagel why. well there are a number of things first of all hago has been a very effective and strong critic of the interventions over the last several years and the mismanagement of our policies and the squandering of blood and treasure on missions that make no sense strategically for the united states asked for years that's what subset large numbers of people who have supported bad decisions the decision to intervene and then occupy iraq and then to transform the initial operation in afghanistan into a nation building mission being right those were disasters and i think that's one of the reasons that people on th
president barack obama has put forward his current counter terrorism adviser john brennan as the new head of the cia he's also announced maverick conservative chuck hagel as his choice for defense secretary will talk more on the president's choices i'm joined now live by u.s. army colonel macgregor well as a retired u.s. army colonel are you happy the country's security will be in safe hands if he gets his way oh absolutely no question about it particularly regarding senator hagel why. well...
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of president obama should be part. and become a big plans for a referendum or expecting this announcement within the next few weeks. you'll be pleased about that what difference does this really made i think you'd have to be very naive to think if david cameron is sincere about this he's talked about a referendum but this whole thing about renegotiation is a nonsense you cannot renegotiate the terms of membership terms of membership decided by treaty they have to be done by the you know animists agreement of all twenty seven member states and twenty eight soon when croatia joins you cannot renegotiate on a piecemeal basis and nobody in the european you other countries going to renegotiate the terms or allow us to because we are one of the biggest paymasters to the you so the u.s. is worried about nothing i think the americans should mind their own business. you know what we don't tell them how to about their national sovereignty they shouldn't tell us which is the most precious thing we've got is the right to determine
of president obama should be part. and become a big plans for a referendum or expecting this announcement within the next few weeks. you'll be pleased about that what difference does this really made i think you'd have to be very naive to think if david cameron is sincere about this he's talked about a referendum but this whole thing about renegotiation is a nonsense you cannot renegotiate the terms of membership terms of membership decided by treaty they have to be done by the you know...
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well sam americans are to foot the bill president obama signs a stop gun law or to raise their taxes as part of the deal to avoid plundering off the fiscal cliff. they have be eyes accused of failing to want american occupy activists that there was a plot against them. plus an icon of french cinema arrives in russia where he's expected to receive a passport after quitting his upon country of attacks. latest news on the week's top stories this is the wiki on our she with me thanks for joining us now is this syrian conflict so renewed violence in the first week of the new year it also led to more counties among journalists covering the crisis as one correspondent for pro-government media was said to have died a woman sustained in a gun at times by rebels as he was returning home from work and i'll see arabic news crew and several international reporters have come under rebel sniper fire outside of the capital and one of our colleagues come out sacco was injured while trying to escape the gunfire and this is his account of what happened. we arrived at the damascus suburb early in the mo
well sam americans are to foot the bill president obama signs a stop gun law or to raise their taxes as part of the deal to avoid plundering off the fiscal cliff. they have be eyes accused of failing to want american occupy activists that there was a plot against them. plus an icon of french cinema arrives in russia where he's expected to receive a passport after quitting his upon country of attacks. latest news on the week's top stories this is the wiki on our she with me thanks for joining us...
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yes so we can't barack obama's plans to shut down guantanamo bay still rings hollow with more than one hundred sixty people held at the notorious prison without charge or trial eleven years after it opened. western media reports syria's you're a me i'm struck piles and maybe a driscoll falling into the wrong hands but some analysts believe the hype is just an excuse for an armed intervention. and a cool catch for russian scientists are drilling deep into the in tactic we've got ahold of subglacial eyes which could reveal some twenty million year old secrets of our planet. it's seven pm here in moscow you live with us on r.t. it's good to have you with us this evening it's one of the most notorious detention facilities in the world which has seen abuse deaths and hundreds of people held without charge or trial america's guantanamo bay is still open after eleven years with barack obama extending the military's a four g. to keep the camp running despite his own pleasure shut it down years ago what's more calls to stop indefinite detention have largely died down in the us where even tortur
yes so we can't barack obama's plans to shut down guantanamo bay still rings hollow with more than one hundred sixty people held at the notorious prison without charge or trial eleven years after it opened. western media reports syria's you're a me i'm struck piles and maybe a driscoll falling into the wrong hands but some analysts believe the hype is just an excuse for an armed intervention. and a cool catch for russian scientists are drilling deep into the in tactic we've got ahold of...
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president obama's call to look forward not backward has resulted in attempts to sweep the past under the rug including some of his own promises earlier i intend to close guantanamo and i will follow through on that colonel morris davis was a chief prosecutor at guantanamo under george w. bush and he later became a vocal critic of the practices there and strongly supported president obama's pledge to shut down the prison he says the perception of guantanamo in the u.s. has come a long way since two thousand and eight when he was a burning and highly controversial issue with a nation demanding action he gets a free pass on i mean the public largely could care less the mainstream media now here in the us. you know is more interested in car dash and then they are and what happens at guantanamo. so who's going to challenge it if we're looking for the biggest threat to america right now she's right there her name is kim carr daschle and. america has moved on and so has its perception of torture polls by the american red cross show the majority of americans now find torture acceptable sixty
president obama's call to look forward not backward has resulted in attempts to sweep the past under the rug including some of his own promises earlier i intend to close guantanamo and i will follow through on that colonel morris davis was a chief prosecutor at guantanamo under george w. bush and he later became a vocal critic of the practices there and strongly supported president obama's pledge to shut down the prison he says the perception of guantanamo in the u.s. has come a long way since...
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. >>> president obama meets with leon panetta today. but it's the man he wants to replace panetta who could stir up things on capitol hill. nbc bay area's traciepotts has more on how the cia could prompt the next big fight among lawmakers. >> reporter: protests outside the white house questioning whether john brennan spoke out loudly enough against controversial interrogation tactics. that's why brennan dropped out last time he was considered to head the cia. this time he's courting both sides. >> although i consider myself neither a republican nor a democrat, i very much look forward to working closely with those on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: but brennan's confirmation may not be as tough as chuck hagel's for secretary of defense. >> mr. president, i will always give you my most honest and most informed -- >> as a successful businessman, he also knows even as we make tough fiscal choices, we have to do so wisely. >> reporter: republicans and democrats are concerned hagel is soft on iran and too to have on our ally, israel. >
. >>> president obama meets with leon panetta today. but it's the man he wants to replace panetta who could stir up things on capitol hill. nbc bay area's traciepotts has more on how the cia could prompt the next big fight among lawmakers. >> reporter: protests outside the white house questioning whether john brennan spoke out loudly enough against controversial interrogation tactics. that's why brennan dropped out last time he was considered to head the cia. this time he's...
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because he defended obama and he supported obama's election reelection so they're they're very partisan and they don't forgive him for that i think also you're publicans you're more committed to these wars than hager lives. and you know there are a few intelligent people left not many of them in the government who understand these wars are really not in anyone's interests. and they're trying to. prevent the spread of these wars. into iran. or further into russia or china what about internally i mean both nominations come a highly divisive issues like israel like iran from radically different points of view but are we going to see a lot of conflict internally at the heart of the u.s. security establishment if they're in if they're at a point was a confirmed. no i don't think so i think that. brennan is moving. to a more powerful position which the cia will like and i think. is probably trying to put the brakes as warriors the rate at which washington experience it was a war in iraq you can very easily become overextended and defeated so i don't think there will be in months but a lot. of
because he defended obama and he supported obama's election reelection so they're they're very partisan and they don't forgive him for that i think also you're publicans you're more committed to these wars than hager lives. and you know there are a few intelligent people left not many of them in the government who understand these wars are really not in anyone's interests. and they're trying to. prevent the spread of these wars. into iran. or further into russia or china what about internally i...
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it did represent fictionally what barack obama represented factually. the best of what america could be. having only emancipated slaves 100 and something years before could put as its chief executive of black man. it was better drama. >> it was a very deliberate choice. it was a story telling choice. >> it was a more interesting choice. >> trying to create stakes. the assassination would be a national catastrophe. the first african american with a chance for the white house. that is where the choice came from. >> last question. yes? >> [inaudible] i want to circle back about what you said about the saudi ambassador. you've already discussed with you think about. what control does you have over the show's going there and being translated, and maybe not the dialogue that you intended? how does that work? according to him, this is a huge influence in how we are viewed. >> it is a distribution -- what control do we have in terms of distribution? >> [inaudible] >> she is asking an artistic question. >> i sent fox has some monitoring. >> that is not the quest
it did represent fictionally what barack obama represented factually. the best of what america could be. having only emancipated slaves 100 and something years before could put as its chief executive of black man. it was better drama. >> it was a very deliberate choice. it was a story telling choice. >> it was a more interesting choice. >> trying to create stakes. the assassination would be a national catastrophe. the first african american with a chance for the white house....
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we pass through obama care. some people like it, some people don't. but it was supposed to prevent this type of thing from happening and yet we are reading about it being proposed in california. >> agreed. i mean, look, to me it makes perfect sense. this is a trend i've heard about for several weeks now. so it is not brand new to me. but if you're an insurer, this is your last plate at the apple. knowinging obama care starts in 2014, there won't be underwriting. you will have guaranteed issue. this is their last bite at the apple. so it is capitalism at work. frustrating as it is. >> capitalism at its worst as well. mark i read today that wendy's is cut something employee hours to side step obama care. that's a big corporation. you have a small business. are you making an adjustment to your employees as a result of higher insurance premiums. >> well at the moment we have 400 employees. we've had insurance for 45 years. what we are looking at right now, i think like all small businesses, we, we hate what we don't know. and when i talk to -- we have rea
we pass through obama care. some people like it, some people don't. but it was supposed to prevent this type of thing from happening and yet we are reading about it being proposed in california. >> agreed. i mean, look, to me it makes perfect sense. this is a trend i've heard about for several weeks now. so it is not brand new to me. but if you're an insurer, this is your last plate at the apple. knowinging obama care starts in 2014, there won't be underwriting. you will have guaranteed...
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by appointing chuck hagel as defense secretary president obama is arguably trying to change the perception that he has embraced bush administration national security policies because after four years of militaristic foreign policy that's how people see it chuck hagel former senator from nebraska vietnam war veteran has been one of very very few u.s. politicians who opposed u.s. military expansion and who dares to question and dissent from washington orthodoxies on foreign policy one of them has to do with israel if you dare to publicly point out that the u.s. and israel are separate countries and american interests should trump israeli interests when they conflict and that's a subversive thing to say here in washington could be a career killer the advocates for direct negotiations with hamas he condemned the power of the pro israel lobby in washington here's one of his statements to that effect the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i have always argued against some of the dumb things they do because i don't think it's in the interest of israel i
by appointing chuck hagel as defense secretary president obama is arguably trying to change the perception that he has embraced bush administration national security policies because after four years of militaristic foreign policy that's how people see it chuck hagel former senator from nebraska vietnam war veteran has been one of very very few u.s. politicians who opposed u.s. military expansion and who dares to question and dissent from washington orthodoxies on foreign policy one of them has...
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we've got a lot to cover this morning including president obama rolling out his picks for secretary of defense and cia director. we'll show you what he said about his nominees and what the skeptics are saying from both sides of the aisle. before we get to the news live here at 5. 306789 in new york city, alabama cemented the status as a bona fide college football dynasty after thrashing an overmatched notre dame team. 42-14. the crimson tide cruised to the third national title in just four years. they become the first team in the bcs era to win back to back titles as well. alabama's big win assures the rest of the country we won't stop hearing those taunting sec chants as this conference has now won an amazing seven straight national titles. we'll have the full highlights of the performance in just a moment. but first, turning to the news and your federal government, president obama's choices for secretary term national security team are taking shape. securing confirmation for them is going to be a bit more complicated. former republican senator chuck hagel, a decorated soldier and vet
we've got a lot to cover this morning including president obama rolling out his picks for secretary of defense and cia director. we'll show you what he said about his nominees and what the skeptics are saying from both sides of the aisle. before we get to the news live here at 5. 306789 in new york city, alabama cemented the status as a bona fide college football dynasty after thrashing an overmatched notre dame team. 42-14. the crimson tide cruised to the third national title in just four...